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Use of Crown Ether Functions as Secondary Coordination Spheres for the Manipulation of Ligand–Metal Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Copper–Guanidine Complexes

Intramolecular electron transfer (IET) between a redox‐active organic ligand and a metal in a complex is of fundamental interest and used in a variety of applications. In this work it is demonstrated that secondary coordination sphere motifs can be applied to trigger a radical change in the electron...

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Published in:Chemistry : a European journal 2021-01, Vol.27 (3), p.959-970
Main Authors: Haaf, Sebastian, Kaifer, Elisabeth, Wadepohl, Hubert, Himmel, Hans‐Jörg
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Language:English
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Summary:Intramolecular electron transfer (IET) between a redox‐active organic ligand and a metal in a complex is of fundamental interest and used in a variety of applications. In this work it is demonstrated that secondary coordination sphere motifs can be applied to trigger a radical change in the electronic structure of copper complexes with a redox‐active guanidine ligand through ligand–metal IET. Hence, crown ether functions attached to the ligand allow the manipulation of the degree of IET between the guanidine ligand and the copper atom through metal encapsulation. Sophisticated control: We demonstrate that secondary coordination sphere motifs can be applied to trigger a radical change in the electronic structure of copper complexes with a redox‐active guanidine ligand through ligand–metal intramolecular electron transfer (IET). Crown ether functions attached to the ligand allow manipulation of the degree of IET between the guanidine ligand and the copper atom through metal encapsulation.
ISSN:0947-6539
1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.202003469